Regional Agriculture Activities and Rural Environment Improvement Plan for the Hilled Rural Area 1 : The Basic Survey in Minamiarima Town Nagasaki Prefecture

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  • Yanagisawa Takahiro
    Laboratory of Irrigation and Water Utilization, Division of Regional Environment Science, Department of Bioproduction Environmental Science, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University
  • Matama Akiko
    Regional Planning Section, Division of Planning, Kyushu Environmental Evaluation Association
  • Nakano Yoshisuke
    Laboratory of Irrigation and Water Utilization, Division of Regional Environment Science, Department of Bioproduction Environmental Science, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University
  • Uchida Atsushi
    Laboratory of Irrigation and Water Utilization, Division of Regional Environment Science, Department of Bioproduction Environmental Science, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University

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  • 中山間地域の現状分析と農村環境整備計画(1) : 長崎県南有馬町における基礎調査
  • チュウサンカン チイキ ノ ゲンジョウ ブンセキ ト ノウソン カンキョウ セイビ ケイカク 1 ナガサキ ケンミナミ アリマチョウ ニ オケル キソ チョウサ

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Abstract

Minamiarima is one of the towns classified into hilled area in Nagasaki prefecture. Agriculture production is the basic economical activity of this district. But this town is suffering the increasing number of aged farmers and the decreasing tendency of the whole population. Moreover, the insufficient conditions of agricultural infrastructure are accelerating the regional problems toward the undesirable situations. To promote the people's participation to the project for improving rural environment, some new trials were conducted. First, the natural environment, the convenience of the daily lives and agricultural productivity potential were precisely investigated to know the conditions prevailing today and the problems to be improved. Second, some questionnaires to the residents were conducted to obtain the information of their desire. Third, opinions were collected through interviewing the residents. As the farmers recognize the multi-functions of the farmland, they are intending to continue their agricultural activities for protecting those farmlands. The improvement of the agricultural infrastructure and keeping the number of farmers seems to be the most important items. The government action of subsidy started recently would be effective to suppress the tendency of decreasing the farmland.

南有馬町は中山間地域に属し，農業を基幹産業としている．住民参加による農村環境計画を策定するため，既存資料による現況の調査，全戸住民アンケート調査，校区別の座談会を行った．その結果を整理し，本町のあるべき方向を検討した．農地の持つ多面的機能はあると農家は認識しているので，今後も営農は続ける意向であるが，そのためには本町に適した耕作条件の整備と，後継者の確保が重要である．　また，中山間地域所得補償制度は始まったばかりであり，これが浸透すれば耕作放棄地は次第に減少するであろう．

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